Deandre Ayton Discussion: This Is A Platform I Can't Run From

We cannot rely on him due to the inconsistency.

Offensive output can swing, effort and give a f*** can't.

I don’t know what that means for our center rotation moving forward. Ultimately I want a set it and forget it level starting center, but that takes more assets than we can afford to use on the position right now given our other holes.

 

Last two games have been disappointing after I thought he did quite well in the Rockets series and was good in Game 1 of this series. I really don't know what's going to happen with him in the offseason. I do think there's a chance he's the backup for us next year, with Hayes as 3rd string or maybe on another team.

 

I see it like some teams could get away with a bad defensive center like that, if they have strong perimeter defense. But, since we have Luka, Reaves, Lebron, Rui, and Kennard on the perimeter, we need to make sure we have a defensive center as our foundation. Even if we upgrade a couple perimeter defense spots, we still likely have most of the aforementioned guys coming back next season, so it makes it imperative that we have defensive centers, who give a f***.

 

We need to get better defensively at center, and at the wings.
We could incrementally get better by upgrading one of these needs, but this team needs both.
If only we had a couple guys like Caruso and Goodwin…..

 

People keep apologizing for this guy and LaRavia. What gives?

 

laravia outperformed his contract all year, as did ayton, really. laravia's first playoffs were too big a stage for him. ayton's actually played...better in the playoffs than he did in the regular season?

laravia will be properly slotted as a 9th/10th guy next year, hopefully. ayton? it's up to him. tbh, if he opts in, i'm ok with it. if he opts out, i'm probably not re-signing him (using that money for mitchell robinson, probably?).